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DevOps Essentials Training

A foundational DevOps course covering DevOps culture, lifecycle, essential tools, CI/CD basics, and cloud DevOps concepts for beginners.

Target Audience

  • Beginners exploring DevOps concepts and culture

  • IT professionals transitioning to DevOps-oriented roles

  • Developers seeking understanding of CI/CD and automation workflows

  • System administrators adopting modern DevOps practices

  • Cloud and operations staff supporting DevOps pipelines

  • Students and career switchers entering DevOps and Cloud roles

  • QA and release engineers collaborating with DevOps teams

  • Professionals preparing for advanced DevOps or Cloud DevOps training

Highlights

  • Learn DevOps fundamentals and collaboration principles

  • Understand the DevOps lifecycle from CI to monitoring

  • Get an overview of core DevOps tools and their roles

  • Build awareness of CI/CD pipeline concepts

  • Explore containerization basics with Docker

  • Understand Infrastructure as Code and configuration management

  • Learn how DevOps works in cloud environments

  • Apply best practices and KPIs for successful DevOps adoption

Overview

DevOps Essentials Training is a beginner-level course designed to introduce learners to the core concepts, culture, and practices of DevOps. The course focuses on how DevOps bridges the gap between development and operations teams to improve collaboration, automation, and software delivery speed and reliability.

Learners begin by understanding the evolution of DevOps, DevOps culture, and the DevOps lifecycle, including continuous integration, delivery, deployment, and monitoring. The course provides an overview of essential DevOps tools such as Git and GitHub, CI/CD tools, containerization with Docker, configuration management, and infrastructure as code—without requiring deep technical or programming experience.

The training also introduces the concept of building a basic CI/CD pipeline and explores how DevOps practices are applied in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. In addition, learners examine common DevOps challenges, key metrics, and best practices used by successful DevOps teams.

By the end of the course, learners will have a strong foundational understanding of DevOps principles and workflows, preparing them to progress to more advanced DevOps, CI/CD, cloud, and automation-focused training paths.

Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction to DevOps

  • What is DevOps and why it matters

  • Evolution from traditional development models to DevOps

  • Dev vs Ops: roles and responsibilities

  • DevOps culture and collaboration principles

Module 2: DevOps Lifecycle

  • Overview of the DevOps lifecycle

  • Continuous Integration (CI) concepts

  • Continuous Delivery and Deployment concepts

  • Monitoring and feedback loops

  • Agile vs DevOps vs Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Module 3: Core DevOps Tools Overview

  • Version control fundamentals with Git and GitHub

  • CI/CD tools overview (Jenkins or GitHub Actions)

  • Containerization basics with Docker

  • Configuration management concepts (Ansible or Puppet)

  • Infrastructure as Code fundamentals (Terraform or CloudFormation)

Module 4: Building a Basic CI/CD Pipeline

  • Git workflows and repository management

  • Introduction to a sample CI/CD pipeline

  • Automated build and deployment concepts

  • Testing integration in CI/CD pipelines

Module 5: DevOps on the Cloud (Introduction)

  • DevOps practices in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud

  • Cloud-based DevOps toolchains and workflows

  • Benefits of cloud-native DevOps approaches

Module 6: DevOps Challenges and Best Practices

  • Common challenges in DevOps adoption

  • DevOps metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs)

  • Communication and collaboration in DevOps teams

  • Best practices for successful DevOps implementation

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the core principles and goals of DevOps

  • Explain how DevOps improves collaboration between development and operations teams

  • Describe the DevOps lifecycle, including CI, CD, deployment, and monitoring

  • Understand the role of Agile, DevOps, and SRE in modern software delivery

  • Identify and explain essential DevOps tools used across the lifecycle

  • Understand version control concepts using Git and GitHub

  • Explain the basics of CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows

  • Understand containerization concepts using Docker

  • Describe configuration management and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts

  • Recognize how DevOps practices are applied in cloud environments

  • Identify common DevOps challenges and adoption barriers

  • Understand DevOps metrics and KPIs used to measure success

  • Apply DevOps best practices in real-world team scenarios

  • Build a strong foundation for progressing to advanced DevOps and cloud automation roles

Job Roles

This course prepares learners for entry-level and foundational roles that work with DevOps practices and modern software delivery environments. After completing the training, learners will be better prepared for positions such as:

  • DevOps Engineer (Entry-Level / Junior)

  • Junior DevOps Engineer

  • DevOps Support Engineer

  • Cloud Operations Associate

  • Build and Release Engineer (Junior)

  • Systems Administrator (DevOps-Oriented)

  • IT Operations Engineer

  • Software Engineer (DevOps-Aware)

  • Cloud Support Engineer

  • Infrastructure Support Engineer

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Demand for This Course

As organizations accelerate digital transformation and move toward faster, more reliable software delivery, the demand for professionals who understand DevOps principles and practices continues to grow. Modern development teams are increasingly adopting DevOps to improve collaboration, reduce deployment failures, and deliver software at a higher velocity.

Companies across industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing rely on DevOps practices to support continuous integration, continuous delivery, automation, and cloud-native development. Even organizations early in their DevOps journey require team members who understand DevOps culture, workflows, and tools to support adoption and collaboration across development and operations teams.

This course directly addresses the growing need for:

  • Professionals seeking foundational DevOps knowledge

  • Teams adopting CI/CD and automation practices

  • IT and operations staff transitioning to DevOps-oriented roles

  • Developers and testers collaborating in DevOps environments

  • Organizations building cloud-ready DevOps pipelines

  • Learners preparing for advanced DevOps and cloud automation roles

By developing a strong understanding of DevOps fundamentals, learners gain in-demand skills that support career growth in software development, IT operations, and cloud engineering roles. This course provides a solid entry point into the DevOps ecosystem and prepares learners to confidently progress to advanced DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, and cloud DevOps training paths.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

This course is ideal for beginners, IT professionals, developers, system administrators, students, and career switchers who want to understand DevOps concepts and modern software delivery practices. 

This is a Beginner-level course. No prior DevOps experience is required. 

The course duration is 32 hours, which includes 16 hours of live, instructor-led training and assignments. 

No. Programming or scripting experience is not required. The course focuses on concepts, workflows, and tool awareness rather than deep coding. 

You will learn DevOps fundamentals, DevOps culture, the DevOps lifecycle, core DevOps tools, CI/CD concepts, cloud DevOps basics, and best practices for collaboration and automation. 

The course provides an overview of tools such as Git/GitHub, CI/CD tools (Jenkins or GitHub Actions), Docker, configuration management tools, and Infrastructure as Code concepts. 

The course includes guided demonstrations and practical exercises, but it is primarily designed to build foundational understanding rather than advanced tool implementation. 

Yes. Learners who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion from Ohio Computer Academy (OCA). 

Yes. The course is delivered in a Live Online, Instructor-Led format with real-time interaction, discussions, and Q&A. 

Yes. Group training (5 participants) is available at a fixed per-person rate. Individual (1-on-1) and corporate training options are available with customized pricing. 

This course supports entry-level and foundational roles such as Junior DevOps Engineer, DevOps Support Engineer, Cloud Operations Associate, and IT Operations Engineer. 

You can register through the Ohio Computer Academy website or contact our team using the Contact Us or Get Quote options on the course page. 

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